Rig Veda 3.1.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 1, Mantra 6
Sukta 3.1
Rishi: Viśvāmitra
Devata: Agni (in the background) / Waters as supporting powers; cosmogonic portrayal of hidden fire-seed
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वव्राजा सीमनदतीरदब्धा दिवो यह्वीरवसाना अनग्नाः । सना अत्र युवतयः सयोनीरेकं गर्भं दधिरे सप्त वाणीः ॥
Transliteration
vavrā́jā sīm ánadatīr ádabdhā divó yahvī́r ávasānā ánagnāḥ | sanā́ átra yuvatáyaḥ sáyonīr ékaṃ gárbhaṃ dadhire saptá vā́ṇīḥ ||
Translation
かの女神らは光りつつ進み、鳴りひびき、侵しえぬ者——天の大いなる者たち、流れゆき、火なくして装う。ここに古より、同じ胎を分かつ若き乙女らは、一つの胚を宿し保った。七つの声は、その秘められた出生——真理の火の種子を一つに担った。
Word by Word
वव्राजाःenclosers/coverers (i.e., the enclosing ones)
वव्राजाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवव्राज (प्रातिपदिक; √वृ/√वृज् ‘to cover/enclose’ से निष्पन्न ‘आवरण/व्रज/वव्राज’)
सीम्indeed, just, straightway
सीम्:
(सम्बन्ध/उपपद-बल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसीम् (निपात/अव्यय)
अनदतीःroaring, resounding
अनदतीः:
कर्तृ (वव्राजाः/यह्वीः के विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Root√नद् (to roar/sound) → अनदत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अदब्धाःunharmed, unbeguiled, uninjured
अदब्धाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; a- + √दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक ‘दिव्’)
यह्वीःswift/impetuous (fem. pl.)
यह्वीः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयह्वी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous, mighty’)
अवसानाःclad, wearing (garments)
अवसानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√वस् (to clothe) → अवसान (कृदन्त/विशेषण ‘clad, wearing’)
अनग्नाःwithout fire; unburnt (fireless)
अनग्नाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनग्न (प्रातिपदिक; an- + अग्न ‘fire’/‘agni’)
सनाfrom of old, ever
सना:
(काल-निर्देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसना (अव्यय; ‘from of old, always’)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
युवतयःyoung women, maidens
युवतयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootयुवति (प्रातिपदिक ‘young woman/maiden’)
सयोनिःsharing one womb/one seat; of common origin
सयोनिः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसयोनि (प्रातिपदिक; sa- ‘together’ + योनि ‘womb/seat’)
एकम्one (single)
एकम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्womb, embryo, germ
गर्भम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
दधिरेthey have placed/they set
दधिरे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धा (to place/put) — परस्मैपद/आत्मनेपद; लिट् (परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
वाणीःvoices, speeches
वाणीः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवाणी (प्रातिपदिक ‘voice/speech’)
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